/tags/kurdish-fighters Kurdish fighters en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Sun, 27 Oct 2019 08:42:00 GMT /2019-10-27/trump-says-islamic-state-leader-was-killed-in-special-operations-raid The president said the U.S. had been searching for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for years. Capturing or killing Baghdadi has been "the top national security priority" of the administration, Trump said Sunday. Sun, 27 Oct 2019 08:42:00 GMT /2019-10-27/trump-says-islamic-state-leader-was-killed-in-special-operations-raid James Doubek, Bobby Allyn /2019-10-22/turkey-russia-reach-deal-to-control-syrian-areas-once-patrolled-by-the-u-s Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to jointly patrol an area in northern Syria previously controlled by Kurdish forces with U.S. support. Tue, 22 Oct 2019 21:41:55 GMT /2019-10-22/turkey-russia-reach-deal-to-control-syrian-areas-once-patrolled-by-the-u-s Brakkton Booker /2019-10-15/u-s-show-of-force-after-turkish-backed-fighters-get-too-close-to-base-in-syria The potential risk to U.S. personnel came on the same day Russia said its military is now acting as a buffer between Turkish and Syrian troops along the border. Tue, 15 Oct 2019 08:43:00 GMT /2019-10-15/u-s-show-of-force-after-turkish-backed-fighters-get-too-close-to-base-in-syria Scott Neuman, Laurel Wamsley /2019-10-11/trumps-fights-with-gop-over-syria-come-at-the-worst-possible-moment The president has angered many in the GOP with his abrupt decision to move U.S. troops in Syria. The move comes as congressional Republicans are also trying to defend Trump from being impeached. Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:31:00 GMT /2019-10-11/trumps-fights-with-gop-over-syria-come-at-the-worst-possible-moment Franco Ordoñez /2019-10-10/civilians-flee-as-turkish-forces-strike-kurds-in-northern-syria The attack that began Wednesday has uprooted civilians in the area. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insists that the Trump administration did not "greenlight" the incursion. Thu, 10 Oct 2019 08:38:00 GMT /2019-10-10/civilians-flee-as-turkish-forces-strike-kurds-in-northern-syria Scott Neuman, Daniel Estrin